Chapter 250: Plan failed, counterattack
Ye Chutang looked at the sky full of Kongming lanterns, his heart beating violently.
"Azhou, you went out this afternoon just to fly a Kongming lantern for me to see?"
Qi Yanzhou didn't see any joy on Ye Chutang's face, and his heart immediately tightened.
"Well, do you like it?"
He wanted to make his beloved happy on the Qiqiao Festival.
But he didn't know how to do it.
It was his elder sister Qi Qingyu who gave him the idea.
Ye Chutang sensed Qi Yanzhou's uneasiness, turned around and looked at him, with the corners of his lips raised.
"I like it. I like it very much."
Although she is very rational, she will not reject romance.
After all, life needs a sense of ritual.
When Qi Yanzhou saw that Ye Chutang liked him, he felt relieved.
He stood up and held out his hand.
"I have another gift for you."
Ye Chutang handed his hand to Qi Yanzhou, and he led him to the guardrail of the octagonal pavilion.
"Look down."
She held onto the railing and leaned her head out.
On the open space at the foot of the mountain, lanterns were arranged into the shape of a crabapple flower.
The night wind blew and the firelight flickered, just like the crabapple flowers dancing in the wind, which was beautiful beyond words.
Ye Chutang was touched by Qi Yanzhou's sincerity. She hooked her arms around his neck and whispered sweet words into his ear.
"I like all the gifts you give me. Tonight, I will give myself to you as a gift. Is that okay?"
Hearing this, Qi Yanzhou's face turned red and he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.
He stammered, "Atang, you... you are... pregnant."
"As long as you get through the first three months, you'll be fine."
The warm breath sprayed on Qi Yanzhou's ears, making him feel itchy.
My heart was beating so hard it seemed like it was going to burst out of my chest.
He pushed away the seductive Ye Chutang and tried to calm his restless body.
"Atang, now is not the right time."
Although they had had physical contact before, it was out of necessity.
He wanted to give his beloved an unforgettable wedding night and didn't want to rush into it.
Ye Chutang didn't have to sleep.
She just felt that the mood was right and it was appropriate to do something sexual.
Since Qi Yanzhou didn't want to, she wouldn't force him.
"Okay, next time."
Qi Yanzhou was worried that his refusal would hurt Ye Chutang, so he quickly explained.
"Atang, it's not that I don't want to be with you... I just want to wait until we get to Tianshan County and settle down, then have a wedding, go through all the procedures, and have a perfect wedding."
Ye Chutang knew that Qi Yanzhou had his own considerations and was not angry.
She kissed the man on his handsome face.
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
After saying that, she looked at the Kongming lantern floating away and said, "Let's go down the mountain."
Qi Yanzhou kissed Ye Chutang on the forehead and carried her down the mountain.
Not long after they walked, the kerosene in the glass magpie lamp burned out and the flame went out.
Fortunately, there were bright lights at the foot of the mountain, so there was no problem seeing things.
Ye Chutang lay on Qi Yanzhou's back, drowsy.
Halfway through the journey, Qi Yanzhou suddenly slipped and fell backwards.
The mountain path is narrow and surrounded by rugged rocks. If you fall to the ground, you will be seriously injured.
He reached out to grab the branch beside him, trying to steady himself.
With a "crack" sound, the branch broke.
Ye Chutang woke up immediately, "Let go."
Qi Yanzhou obediently let go.
Ye Chutang immediately turned around, put his hands on the ground, and used the force to move upwards to make room for Qi Yanzhou.
After Qi Yanzhou guessed Ye Chutang's intention, he slapped the ground with his palm the moment she stepped back, and used the force to stand up and jump back.
The palms of my hands are slippery, it’s oil!
As soon as he thought of this, he heard a dense sound of breaking air.
"Atang, be careful!"
Qi Yanzhou immediately protected Ye Chutang behind him, picked up the broken branch he had just broken as a weapon, and swung away the rain of arrows.
Ye Chutang picked up the arrow that fell on the ground, took two steps back, and threw it down the mountain with his internal force.
Screams were heard.
The rain of arrows was not as dense.
Qi Yanzhou waved away the arrows with one hand and broke off a thin branch with the other hand and threw it on the mountain path to prevent slipping.
"Atang, follow me closely."
After Ye Chutang responded, he followed Qi Yanzhou closely while picking up arrows.
When she threw the arrows out again and killed several people, she heard someone shout "Retreat".
She and Qi Yanzhou said in unison, "Chase!"
As soon as he finished speaking, flames appeared at the entrance at the foot of the mountain and the fire quickly spread up the mountain path.
Someone had ignited the oil that had been spilled on the trail.
Qi Yanzhou gathered his internal strength and threw the branch in his hand down the mountain.
The branches turned into sharp blades, piercing the body of the person who lit the fire, taking his life.
He and Ye Chutang jumped onto the trees on both sides of the mountain path and quickly went down the mountain with the help of the bright light.
As soon as the two arrived at the foot of the mountain, the abbot of Jing'an Temple discovered something was wrong and rushed over with the monks.
Qi Yanzhou said to the abbot, "Abbot Minghui, please put out the fire quickly. My wife and I will go catch the arsonist."
Although the trees on the back mountain were taken care of by monks and were lush and green, they were difficult to burn.
But just in case, it’s better to destroy it.
"The mountain road was splashed with oil, and the best way to put out the fire is with ash, soil, sand and stones."
After Ye Chutang finished speaking, he and Qi Yanzhou went to chase the person who shot the arrow.
The two men had excellent martial arts skills and sharp eyesight, so even if the other party took off his night clothes and turned into a pilgrim, they were easily recognized.
Seeing that they could not escape, they took the pilgrims hostage and scattered them around the courtyard.
"Qi Yanzhou, let us go, or you will kill them!"
The pilgrims who were held hostage were all delicate girls, and they burst into tears immediately.
"Wow, wow, wow, I just came of age, I don't want to die, please save me."
"Good man, please let me go, I will give you all the money I have."
"It hurts so much, I'm bleeding, I'm going to die, help!"
"Master, please let them go, otherwise we will die, wuwuwu..."
Seeing that Qi Yanzhou didn't say anything, the people who shot the arrows started to cut wounds on the girls' necks with daggers.
The blood stained the light-colored gauze clothes red, and the girls cried and screamed in fear.
They looked at Qi Yanzhou provocatively, with pride reflected in the corners of their lips.
If Qi Yanzhou ignored the lives of the pilgrims, he would be accused of disregarding human life.
The reputation accumulated these days will be damaged.
But if he let them escape, it would also damage his prestige.
No matter what choice you make, it’s a loss!
"Master Qi, if you don't let us go, they will die."
Qi Yanzhou saw through the plan of the person who shot the arrow from behind.
He knew very well that even if he let these villains go, the hostage-taker would die.
While he was thinking about how to protect these innocent girls.
Ye Chutang said: "Let them go."
Now, the opponent's attention is all on Qi Yanzhou, making it difficult to find an opportunity to attack.
Let them go and they will be distracted and think about escaping.
She put her hands together, and her wide sleeves concealed her movements.
Crush the magpie lamp, take out a high dose of anesthetic from the space, and apply it on the broken glass.
Ye Chutang approached Qi Yanzhou and said again: "Let them go."
As she spoke, she pulled Qi Yanzhou's sleeve and stuffed half of the broken glass into his hand.
"It's poisonous, don't hurt yourself, it can be used as a hidden weapon."
When Qi Yanzhou heard Ye Chutang's whispered instructions, he immediately loosened his hands.
He looked at the villain with a provocative look on his face and said, "You guys go."
After saying that, he looked at Ye Chutang.
"Ah Tang, leave these people to me. You stay and check to see if there are any survivors. Maybe you can get something out of them."
He didn't know if these people had any other tricks up their sleeves, and was worried that Ye Chutang would be in danger if he followed them.
There are martial monks in Jing'an Temple, so it's safer to stay.
Ye Chutang knew what Qi Yanzhou was thinking and agreed to his request.
"Okay, I'll go to the back hill to see if there's anyone alive."
After saying that, she turned and left.
The six men holding the girl hostage looked at each other and slowly retreated.
"Get out of the way! Whoever blocks the way will die!"
Qi Yanzhou stared at the six people, looking for a suitable opportunity to attack.
Ye Chutang did not go to the back mountain, but hid behind a century-old tree.
The tree is hung with red ropes for praying for blessings, swaying in the wind.
She squatted down and put her hands on the ground. The broken glass disappeared from her palms and sank into the ground.
The interior of Jing'an Temple was paved with bluestone slabs, leaving no opportunity for damage.
But outside the temple are all dirt roads.
The broken glass soaked with anesthetic pierced the soles of my shoes, and the uneven road made it difficult to keep steady.
The person who shot the arrow fell to the right, and the girl who was held hostage fell to the left.
Qi Yanzhou looked at the strange scene in front of him, and immediately used the broken glass in his hand as a hidden weapon, stabbing it into the hearts of the six men.
As the twelve people fell to the ground, the uneven ground became flat again.
After Ye Chutang finished his work, he went to the back mountain.
Go and see the man in black who was stabbed by her arrow and find a survivor.
Outside Jing'an Temple, the girls who had escaped danger climbed up, covered their neck wounds and ran into the temple.
Qi Yanzhou came to the six men who had fallen to the ground.
Three people died from having their hearts pierced by broken glass.
The rest were seriously injured and unconscious.
He brought the three unconscious people to the temple, tied them up with red ropes for praying, and went to find Ye Chutang.
The fire on the back hill has been put out by sand.
The air was filled with the unpleasant smell of tar.
The monks of Jing'an Temple found all the people in black who were shot by arrows and placed them at the entrance to the mountain.
There were seven people in total, and five of them died.
One person was seriously injured and unconscious, and one was under control.
Ye Chutang came up to the man in black and pulled off the cloth on his face.
"Was it Prince Yong or Princess Yong who sent you here?"
The man in black not only did not answer, he also spat.
Ye Chutang quickly covered it with a towel and wiped the saliva on the man's face.
"vomit!"
The man was so disgusted that he kept retching, and his eyes were fierce enough to kill people.
"If you look at me again, I'll dig your eyeballs out!"
After Ye Chutang finished speaking, he didn't give the man a chance to refute and used a silver needle to wake up the seriously injured and unconscious man.
She broke off a piece of glass from the broken magpie lamp.
It stabbed the man's eyes mercilessly.
When the shrill screams rang out, Abbot Minghui said "Amitabha".
Ye Chutang ignored the compassionate abbot and grabbed the blind man by the neck.
"Tell me, who sent you?"
The man had difficulty breathing, his eyes bulged out, and his face turned the color of liver.
“No… no one.”
"If you don't tell the truth, it will bring disaster to your family. I won't take their lives, but the men will become prostitutes and the women will become whores!"
These words brought fear to the man's one good eye.
He believed that with Qi Yanzhou's ability, he would be able to find his family.
"You...you are a living Bodhisattva, you can't......"
Ye Chutang increased the strength of his hands and cut off the man's words before he could finish.
"To good people, I am a Bodhisattva; to bad people, I am a Shura!"
After saying that, she broke the man's neck.
Then he threw the corpse away in disgust and broke off a piece of glass.
Ye Chutang looked through the colorful glass at the man who had stopped retching.
"Tell the truth, I'll let your family go."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Yanzhou came to the back mountain.
He walked quickly to Ye Chutang and took the sharp piece of glass from her hand.
"Atang, don't waste your time on him. Someone has already confessed. Just kill him."
When the piece of glass in Ye Chutang's hand was taken away, his fingers were gently pinched.
She knew that Qi Yanzhou's words were false and were meant to put pressure on the man.
Then he cooperated and said, "Do you want to do it or should I do it?"
"Let me do it."
Before Qi Yanzhou threw the glass piece in his hand, the man shouted loudly: "It's Princess Yong!"
The glass pieces were still thrown out.
It passed along the man's neck, leaving a string of blood beads.
Qi Yanzhou walked up to the frightened man and looked down at him.
"Tell me the specific plan of Princess Yong, so that I can compare and see if anyone is lying."
The man told Princess Yong's plan in detail.
Princess Yong wanted to vent the anger for Zhao Sirui who had broken legs and arms, so she asked her family to find some people from the martial arts world to follow Qi Yanzhou and Ye Chutang, waiting for an opportunity to act.
After the gangsters followed the two men to Jing'an Temple, they knew their opportunity had come.
They originally wanted to sneak up the mountain and rob and kill.
As a result, I was not familiar with the mountain roads.
Not only does he stumble and fall, but he also always makes noise.
So they stole cooking oil from the kitchen and poured it on the mountain path.
They lay in ambush in the woods, intending to kill him with arrows.
The plan was successful, but they underestimated Qi Yanzhou and Ye Chutang's martial arts.
Killed, mission failed.
His companions set the fire just to escape, but they were caught anyway.
After listening to this, Qi Yanzhou looked at Abbot Minghui.
"Abbot, please send someone to escort these villains to report to the authorities. Tell them that my wife and I were assassinated in Jing'an Temple and Princess Yong was the mastermind. Please ask the prefect to investigate thoroughly."
Abbot Minghui placed his right hand, which was holding the Buddhist beads, in front of him and leaned forward slightly.
"Amitabha, I will arrange it right away."
After saying this, he called the monks and took all the men in black to the prefectural government.
Ye Chutang took out a silver note with a face value of one thousand and handed it to the abbot who looked like an enlightened monk.
"Jing'an Temple has suffered a disaster because of me and Azhou. Please accept this small amount of money for incense offerings, abbot."
The abbot looked at Ye Chutang, his eyes concealing a deep meaning that no one could understand.
After a long while, he asked his disciples to take the incense money.
"Mrs. Qi has done a great deed and will have a bright future."
Ye Chutang thought the abbot would say "resurrection from the dead", but he didn't expect it to be words of blessing.
She smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind words, abbot."
After saying that, she and Qi Yanzhou left Jing'an Temple hand in hand.
Abbot Minghui looked at her back and whispered, "Heaven's destiny is to become a phoenix."
The disciple behind him didn't hear clearly.
"Master, what did you say?"
"Nothing. There are many pilgrims tonight. Let the monks keep a close eye on them to prevent any accidents."
"Yes, Master."
Abbot Minghui thought of the injured female donors and arranged for the monks in the temple to treat them.
As a result, Ye Chutang had already applied medicine to the six injured girls.
He also asked a monk to write down a prescription for scar removal.
And he took out six fifty-liang silver notes as compensation.
The girl who was implicated originally felt resentful, but now she only felt grateful.
After all, an ordinary family can’t earn more than fifty taels in two years!
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